11 minutes ago, superal said:

Is having your own business , property , long standing bank account and taking care of your parents a reason to come back to Thailand . Not according to my ladies application that was denied and the reason being ,

Not convinced she will return to Thailand after her 1 month UK holiday . They  also picked us up on a date remark when initially she said 1 month but later mentioned possibly 2 months if not enough time to see all the places of interest . Hope it goes well for you . 

I would suggest it was more the vagueness of the dates that caused the refusal.

My wife used having a business and home, with a bank account showing regular income, as a reason to return. She used fixed dates for her visit and was accepted with no problems.

27 minutes ago, nursebob said:

should be Korat

They are  moving to avoid the floods. I hardly think Korat is a good option.

I think they are more likely to create a new city. Somewhere near Nakorn Sawann.

22 hours ago, kevinmartyn said:

Sorry to be a breaker of bad news but you are stuffed! Bottom line is it aint so easy to find a job in the UK. To put it in a nutshell my own son living in Scotland is (39) with a 1st Class Hons, two masters degrees is now approaching 10 months unemployed!

 

To that end getting a UK Visa aint easy for an Asian female. If you have property in UK then OK maybe but you need to CLEARLY show you can take care of yourselfes!

 

Good luck with the massiv task

I would have to disagree. 

I returned to UK, after 21 years in Thailand, on 9th September.

I have now been in full time employment, which has a salary that meets the financial requirements for my wife to get a visa, for 4 weeks.

In your post you say "just returned" and "holiday". To me that suggests a short trip.

UK visitor visas are multi entry and last for six months. Do you not have enough time on the existing visa?

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

There aren't any good schools

Total <deleted>.

Debate on the standard of general Thai education aside, there are many schools in Issan on a par with those in Bangkok.

7 hours ago, mlkik said:

55555 so how come you have neither 555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555t5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

 

Do you even live in Issan ? 55555

Yes. I have lived in Issan for 21 years. I have lived amongst people who speak Issan Laos, Northern Khmer, Thai Korat and Gui ( often referred to as Suay). I speak some of all those languages. That is how I know there is more than one language in Issan and why one should reference Issan Laos and not Issan as a specific language.

Hence I do not need to refer to an unreliable source such as Wikipedia.

Finally got it done.

I found something in the internet referring to "short term" stay and right to rent.

Our rental agreement only lasts for 4 days longer than my wife's visa so the agent said OK. 

My wife has now passed all the required checks and we can move in on the specified date.

On 10/23/2019 at 2:02 PM, Isaanbiker said:

What do you mean by "it's filed by the wife"?

Meaning, he lets his wife handle taking care of documents. 

On 10/27/2019 at 11:17 AM, rumak said:

trying to prove something on TV  is like trying to convince a gecko to let go......

Proving something on TV is actually quite easy.

You basically need 2 criteria : 1. You need to be correct. 2. You need a credible source to back your statement, not a website that can be written and edited by anyone and everyone, such as first hand knowledge.

12 minutes ago, mlkik said:

Isan language

 

Isan or Northeastern Thai (Thai: ภาษาอีสาน, ภาษาไทยถิ่นตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ, ภาษาไทยถิ่นอีสาน, ภาษาไทยอีสาน, ภาษาลาวอีสาน) is a group of Lao varieties spoken in the northern two-thirds of Isan in northeastern Thailand, as well as in adjacent portions of northern and eastern Thailand. It is the native language of the Isan people, spoken by 20 million or so people in Thailand,^[1] a third of the population of Thailand and 80 percent of all Lao speakers. The language remains the primary language in 88 percent of households in Isan.^[1] It is commonly used as a second, third, or fourth language by the region's other linguistic minorities, such as Northern Khmer, Khorat Thai, Kuy, Nyah Kur, and other Tai or Austronesian-speaking peoples. The Isan language has unofficial status in Thailand and can be differentiated as a whole from the Lao language of Laos by the increasing use of Thai grammar, vocabulary, and neologisms.^[4] Code-switching is common, depending on the context or situation. Adoption of Thai neologisms has also further differentiated Isan from standard Lao.^[5]

55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555.. Quoting Wikipedia in an attempt to prove correctness. So funny.

2 hours ago, mlkik said:

Issan script is needed

2 hours ago, mlkik said:

person spoke Issan well and ate the food etc

Why your continual reference to "Issan" language?

There are several languages/dialects in Issan.

The correct reference would be "Issan Laos".

31 minutes ago, mlkik said:

Paksida or Baksida is the Issan word for the fruit named farang or in English the fruit named guava 555 

 

However the word to describe the white foreigner most often used in Issan is still the word farang.

 

She was joking !

Those in Issan who speak Issan Lao will often use Baksida as a word for white foreigner. You only have to go to Roiet, Kalasin, Yasothon or some where similar and you will hear it.

15 hours ago, Number 6 said:

I believe it's Mak-sii-da = guava = farang

 

Khmer the word is ba-rrang.

No. Incorrect. It is as I wrote.

3 hours ago, carlyai said:

Well, I hear 'farang' not 'baksida' except for my wife who plainly says 's**t head.'

You must have lived in downtown Isaan.

I live in the posh area of Isaan.

What is your definition of 'baksida'?



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Nothing to do with "downtown" or "posh". Simply part of the culture.

Baksida is simply the Issan Laos word for "Farang".

Brang is the Issan Khmer word.

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

You are and always will be บักสีดา (baksida) as long as you are in Isaan.

Not true. I many parts of southern Issan you could be a "brang".

Just now, amykat said:

What does the Thai family like about living with you??

What would any family like about living with someone who is polite, caring, thoughtful and respectful?

4 minutes ago, sanemax said:

What area are you looking in ?

Do you mean area in UK?

West Sussex.

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Rent directly from the landlord

Offer to pay 6 months rent up front.

The landlord doesn't have to use the silly Estate agent rules.

Not silly estate agent rules. UK Government rules.

I am already offering to pay 6 months in advance as I have no credit rating due to 21 years away from UK.

18 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Why cant your rent it out yourself ?

Still need to list "permitted occupants". Seems there is a sticking point there too. Don;t want to do anything that could cause problems for a settlement visa application in the future.

I have found a couple of things of interest on the internet. I will pop and see the agent this afternoon.

6 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Things must have changed, my mate married an illegal immigrant who had managed to get a nice housing assoc flat in London. After she wangled not being deported she collected 16k for moving out and bought somewhere for 43k, now worth 300k. I guess too many doing similar ended up in a crackdown?

I would think it more likely that there is more to your mates story than you are telling or than he told you. Illegal immigrants get nothing. The clue is in the word "illegal".

Update....I'm having all sorts of trouble renting a property with my wife. There is a "right to rent" requirement and someone in UK on a visitor visa does not qualify. 

Investigating online to find a way around this.

Anyone else had this issue? 

Thanks

There is no requirement for insurance on a Non O. You are getting confused with a Non O-A.